Sash-cord fastener.



R. W. WADE.

$ASH CORD FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 3. 1914.

1,172,850. Patented Feb. 22,1916.

ROBERT W. WADE, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

sAsH-oom) FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patelited Feb. 22, 1916.

' Application filed April 3, 1914. Serial No. 829,394.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LRonnnr W. WADE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bal timore, State of Maryland, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Sash-Cord Fasteners; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in fastening devices and moreparticularly to a fastener employed for attaching the weight cord to awindow sash, and the primary object of the invention is the provision ofa fastener constructed with a single strand or length of wire bent toform a cord engaging portion and sash engaging portion for detachablyattaching the weight cord to a window sash.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, this invention consists insuch novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings, wherein like characters designate like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which,

Figure 1 is a view of a window sash showing parts of the same brokenaway to expose the improved weight cord fastener attached thereto, Fig.2 is an enlarged end view of the sash showing the cord fastener appliedthereto, and, Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the improvedfastener.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates a window sashof any ordinary construction, which has the side strips 2 and 3, forengagement with the frame of the window, and which end pieces areslidably mounted in the window frame (not shown) the vertical slidingmovement of the same being regulated by weights (not shown) carried bythe window frame (not shown). In the construction of window frames ofthis nature, the weights are suspended within the window frame orcasing, and passing over pulleys (not shown), are connected to the sidesof the window sash, and Fig. 1 of the drawing shows the window sashweight cord 4 or flexible member extending downwardly along the sides 2and 3 of the window sash being positioned in the vertically extendingslots 5, which slots are formed in the outwardedges ofthe sides 2 and 3of the window sash 1. The slots 5 terminate inwardly in an enlargedrecess 6, which recess is provided for the reception of a knot 7, whichis formed on the terminal end of the weight cord 4, and the weight cord4 1s held in engagement with the window sash 1, and properly positionedin the slot 5 by the engagement between the knot 7 and the angledconnected end 8 of the fastening member 9.

The fastening member 9 is constructed of a single strand or length ofwire, having its terminal ends 10 and 11 sharpened for insertion intothe sides 2 or 3 of the window sash 1, the wire is bent inwardlysubstantially at right-angles to the terminal ends 10 and 11, as isshown at 12 and is again bent up at 13, forming an elongated cordgripping portion 14, which extends substantially at rightangles to thestraight terminal ends 10 and 11, and also to the sections of the wirepositioned between the corners 12 and 13, lying in a plane with thelatter sections, and forming a substantially U-shaped cord engagingportion. The terminal end or the connected portion of the U-shaped cordengaging section is bent downwardly a short distance inwardly from theterminal end thereof, for transverse positioning in the slot 5, as isclearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawmgs.

In the application of the improved cord fastener, the ends 10 and 11 ofthe cord fastener 9 are driven into the ends 2 or 3 of the sash,marginally of the recesses 6, and the U-shaped cord engaging portionsextend longitudinally within the groove 5, having its angled terminalend extending transversely into the groove. The weight cord 4 ispositioned so the knot 7 formed on the terminal end thereof, may beinserted into the recess 6, rearwardly of the sections of the fasteningdevice between the angles 12 and 13, and it is then drawn upwardly, sothat the knot 7 will pass between the substantially parallel straightarms 14 being securely held therein for the engagement of the knot withthe wall of the recess 6, while the arms 14 prevent the knot from beingforced out of the recess 6. The angle connected end of the Ushaped cordengaging portion forms a guide for the weight cord and furtherfacilitates in preventing the removal of the cord 4 from the slot 5.

Having thus fully described the invenhaving the upper conneoted" end ofsaid 19 tion, What is claimed is parallel arms bent inwardly at rightangle A sash cord fastener comprising a single thereto. length of Wire,bent to assume substantially In testimony whereof I afiix my signaturetwo parallel arms of equal length, the ends in presence of twowitnesses.

of said arms being bent outwardly in a1ine v ROBERT W. WADE. ment withand inwardly transversely to said Witnesses: arms, the inwardly extendedportions being FRANC S T. BANNON,

sharpened forming sash engaging ends, and CAMILLA D. NICHOLSON.

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